Belt-buckle.



G. H. LINE.

BELT BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, I914.

1,1 34,686.. Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Wi'fzzesses: 6 In 0822302:

THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HENRY LINE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BELT-BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20, 1914. Serial No. 839,708. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. LINE, a subject of the King of England,and a resident of the city of Chicago, county .of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt-Buckles, of which the following is a specifiwhich,

Figure 1 is a front view of a belt buckle adjusted to the ends of abelt, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, Fig. 3 is a view ofthe under side of the belt buckle alone, and Fig. 4 is a side view of thbuckle shown in Fig. 3.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a buckle body 5 which may be made plain, as

indicated,'or provided with any kind of configurations desired. At oneend of the buckle body 5 are disposed ears 6 extending rearwardly fromthe back of the buckle body. A tongue 7 is provided with extensions 8which extend through the ears 6 forming a pivotal connection betweensaid ears and the tongue 7. On the rearward end of the tongue 7 is anextension 9 adapted to engage the end 10 of a belt and hold tongue l inoperative condition.

Secured diagonally through the tongue 7 is a pin 12 having both of itsends extending through said tongue. The ends of pin 12 are each adaptedto engage one of the belt ends 10 and 13, the end 13 being the end ofthe belt placed under end 10 when overlapped in adjusted position. Theend 13 is provided with a plurality of holes 14 each of which is adaptedto engage the outer end of pin 12 in adjusting the belt to diiferentsizes. The pin 12 is arranged in tongue 7 diagonally so that when strainis placed on the belt ends, the latter will be crowded against tongue 7owing to the wedge action of said belt ends on the diagonally disposedpin 12. The free end of tongue 7 is bent slightly in order to permit thenails of a person to be inserted thereunder in orderto facilitateturning the tongue on its pivotal point to release the belt.

At the end of the body 5 opposite ear 6 Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

is a loopl5 adapted to hold the belt ends" 10 and 13 in registrationwith each other and prevent pivotal movement on the pin 12. The loop 15further facilitates holdingend 13 on pin 12 when there is no strain onthe belt ends.

With the use of a buckle such as set forth, I

the belt ends 10 and 13 are overlapped and disposed substantially fiatthereby doing away with the redoubled end of one of such belt ends whichis the usual custom in adjusting a buckle to a belt, or the like.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification Without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as comewithin the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is The combination with a belt, of a buckle body; carsat one end of said body; at the other end of said body; oted to saidears, one of the belt ends being a loop inserted under said tongue andthrough said loop and the other end of the belt being inserted throughsaid loop and disposed over said tongue; and a pin extending diagonallythrough and secured to said tongue and passing through said belt ends,

said pin being arranged at such an inclination to said tongue thatstrain on the belt causes the ends thereof to crowd against said tongue,substantially as described. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in-thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY LINE.

Witnesses: JosHUA R. H. Po'r'rs, HELEN F. LILLIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

